I opened the package on Christmas Day, and, staring up at me, the words on the cover of the book were written just to me, or so it seemed. It felt like my family had collectively decided to say to me, “Someday, You’ll Write!” I know that I really do write. That’s what I’m doing …
Mrs. Mike by Benedict and Nancy Freedman was published in 1947, and somehow, I am just now hearing about it! It was a Christmas gift from my friend, Ava, and it certainly got my reading off to a great start for 2016. Mrs. Mike is the true story of Katherine Mary O’Fallon, a Bostonian who …
Well, I have wiped the tears from my eyes in order to tell you that Across Five Aprils is a book that everyone should read. I had read it when I was thirteen or fourteen, and while I loved it very much then, I lacked the maturity and understanding that only time could bring. The …
To understand my husband, I read the Bible and Louis L’Amour. I’m not sure I have a favorite genre, but I know my husband does, and western novels is it. He often quotes Louis at the strangest moments, usually the ones where I am in desperate need of a smile. And you know what? It …
Hey! You made it! This is the last installment in my book reviews for the year. Thanks for haingin’ with me. Here are the previous entries: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Amos Fortune: Free Man by Elizabeth Yates is the true story of an African man who became a slave, …
I apologize to any reader who receives these posts in your email. My last installment of “My Book Bag: Year in Review” was labeled “Part 5”, and it was actually “Part 4”. We are now in part five…for real. In case you want to read previous parts, just click below: Part One Part Two Part …
My husband says I should include more reviews in each post, even if the posts are longer than normal. So, here you go. To read previous posts, go here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 I purchased The Story of the World Volume 2: The Middle Ages by Susan Wise Bauer at our homeschool group’s used …
I am continuing my series on the books I’ve read this year. I try to be very careful in my book selections. I often read a few pages of a book, only to see that it is not what I want to spend time reading. With homeschooling, homemaking, church work, and about seven-thousand other things …
Thank you for being here! I am currently writing about what I’ve read in 2015 in a series of posts. In case you missed it: Part One On my anniversary, my husband and I were iced in and couldn’t go to OKC as we had planned. Instead, we went to the library and visited a …
Each year I enter the Reading Challenge hosted by Goodreads.com. I try to set a reachable reading goal (hoping to exceed it, but not fall short of it) and I enter every book I read on the site to keep track. I fully intended to post a review of each book here as I completed …
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